By: Diane Benjamin Is the GOP still breathing? It’s hard to tell since nothing they promised to win elections has happened. The GOP won the House in 2010. What have they done since? The House is supposed to be the “People’s House”. They control spending – the power of the purse. The GOP has yet to […]
By: Diane Benjamin The video below is from the 18th Congressional debate held June 24th. If you want to hear audio of the entire debate, it is available here: http://cities929.com/
By: Diane Benjamin What did Bloomington citizens tell their elected officials? Fix the roads and no spending public money on a downtown hotel. The Mayor and Council heard the same mantra over and over, but did they listen? Obviously not. Stay with me here . . . I get the same emails from ICMA – International […]
By: Diane Benjamin Don Rients is a really nice conservative guy. He is smart and the kind of guy who should be in government. In the 18th District he doesn’t have a chance, he has no major backers and not a lot of money. I really hope he stays in politics and runs for his County […]
By: Diane Benjamin According to LaHood robo calls, early voting for the Primary to replace Aaron Schock starts tomorrow. LaHood didn’t show at his last scheduled event in Eureka, maybe he will show for this one. (http://cities929.blogspot.com/2015/05/lahood-no-show-at-gop-event-flynn.html) Don’t vote early until you have heard all 3 candidates. LaHood has already been in Washington having meetings […]
